Shabnam Rafeeian

or anyone following Spotify, this no doubt felt like an inevitably. As the streaming service looks to diversify, the company’s already had some loose partnerships with hardware companies like Mighty. Now it’s looking to build its own thing. That thing being “Car...

It feels like only yesterday that Apple released its second-generation AirPods, and already the rumor mill is going into high gear over another version possibly launching later this year. Will Apple actually go through with it? What would make AirPods 3...

Google is betting that cheaper smartphones with less powerful features can help it make a mark in the mobile market, but stepping out from Apple’s shadow might prove to be the biggest challenge. Announced yesterday at Google’s opening I/O keynote, the Pixel 3a arrives...

Of course the obvious motivation is to be able to sell Apple Watches to customers who don’t have an iPhone. The potential market would be larger, but that time still seems far away to me. Apple may be preparing some tweaks...

Ever feel like Instagram is too much of a popularity contest? A new feature could help alleviate some of that stress. Instagram is experimenting with a new feature that removes exact like counts from posts, the company announced onstage at...

Facebook today released a new SDK that allows mobile app developers to integrate WhatsApp verification into Account Kit for iOS and Android. This will allow developers to build apps where users can opt to receive their verification codes through the WhatsApp app installed on their...

First, we saw Red Magic, then Red Magic Mars, and now nubia, a subsidiary of ZTE, has announced the latest addition to its gaming smartphone family: the Red Magic 3. The smartphone sports a unique new feature for gaming smartphones: an internal fan-based cooling system....

Instagram has officially launched quiz stickers which allow users to create multiple-choice questions for their followers to answer. Quiz stickers are designed for use in stories and function similarly to other interactive stickers, such as the poll sticker and emoji slider. Users...

Instagram might be changing up one of the most fundamental parts of its service: likes. New screenshots suggest the company is testing a way to hide like counts in Instagram posts. Images uncovered by researcher Jane Manchun Wong reveal Instagram...

Google recently added a dedicated section to search results for showcasing AMP Stories. So there’s no time like the present for learning how to create them. Enabling AMP Stories to be created via a plugin allows content marketers and producers to take...